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bawl - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bawl' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bawl [ n.]
- A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
2 . Bawl [ v. i.]
- To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
- To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
3 . Bawl [ v. t.]
- To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does.

Meaning of 'bawl' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bawl [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cry loudly
Example in sentence:
  • Don't bawl in public!